Following iPad 3 introduction reports, Apple is trading at almost $US460 per share, a $US16 boost. That means it’s worth $US459.82 billion dollars. That’s more than Microsoft and Google combined. More »
There have been plenty of legal wranglings between Motorola and Apple, and with Google buying Motorola, that doesn’t show signs of stopping. Now, Google plans to grab 2.25 per cent of every iPhone sale because of the patents it owns through the purchase of Moto. More »
Just a few weeks after filing for bankruptcy, Kodak says it will stop producing digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012. The move will reportedly save Kodak $US100 million a year. More »
The must-have app on the iPhone is not iMessage. It’s not iTunes or Safari or even Find My iPhone. It’s Instagram, the photo-sharing app that once described itself as “quirky”. Cultish would be more appropriate these days. More »
After losing a trademark lawsuit last year against a Chinese company, Apple may have to pay a fine and stop selling and marketing the iPad in China. An ironic outcome, if it finally goes through. More »
Last week’s IPO filing was bound to see Facebook push for extra revenue, and it is. The Financial Times reports that Zuckerberg is bringing ads to mobile devices in the next two months. More »
It’s widely reported that Facebook is going to file for an IPO today, and likely that the offering will be in the $US5 billion range. Time to start digging up your backyard bullion stash, right? Wrong. For the average guy the Facebook IPO is strictly Like, don’t touch. More »
Some people still buy books — and even buy them in paper format. So Barnes & Noble’s decision to block books published by Amazon is fightin’ words! But how much does it matter, and who’s getting hurt? More »
Amazon, purveyor of fine mini-tablets and concrete mix and other sundries, announced today how much money it made last year and where and why. The only problem? Like most earnings reports, it’s completely indecipherable. Let’s try to break down what happened and why it matters. More »
